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UCLA researchers map damaged connections in Phineas Gage's brainPoor Phineas Gage. In 1848, the supervisor for the Rutland and Burlington Railroad in Vermont was using a 13-pound, 3-foot-7-inch rod to pack blasting powder into a rock when he triggered an explosion ....Want to avoid ED following prostate surgery? Find an experienced, gentle surgeonProstate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer in the U.S., and radical prostatectomy, the surgical removal of the prostate gland, remains the most popular therapeutic option, accounting ....This is your brain on sugar: UCLA study shows high-fructose diet sabotages learning, memoryAttention, college students cramming between midterms and finals: Binging on soda and sweets for as little as six weeks may make you stupid. A new UCLA study is the first to show how a diet ....UCLA researchers ID gene variants that speed progression of Parkinson's diseaseUCLA researchers may have found a key to determining which Parkinson's disease patients will experience a more rapid decline in motor function, sparking hopes for the development of new therapies and ....Watch Video
UCLA Alzheimer's and Dementia Care program receives $3.2M Health Care Innovation awardU.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that UCLA's new Alzheimer's and Dementia Care program has been awarded $3,208,540 as part of the agency's Health ....UCLA symposium to explore images of nurses and nursing in the mediaWHAT: Nursing is considered the most ethical and honest profession, yet when the public conjures up the image of a nurse, it is usually outdated and incorrect. At a time when America's .... |
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Why underweight babies become obese: Study says disrupted hypothalamus is to blameIt seems improbable that a baby born underweight would be prone to obesity, but it is well documented that these children tend to put on weight in youth if they're allowed free access to calories. Now, ....New UCLA method quickly IDs nanomaterials that can cause oxidative damage to cellsEngineered nanomaterials, prized for their unique semiconducting properties, are already prevalent in everyday consumer products — from sunscreens, cosmetics and paints to textiles and solar batteries ....Supermodel-turned-filmmaker screens doc about maternal mortality at UCLAWHAT: In her gripping directorial debut, former supermodel Christy Turlington Burns shares the powerful stories of at-risk pregnant women from four parts of the world — a remote Maasai tribe in .... |
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